Olympic Basketball Bracket 2024: Women's Gold Medal TV Time, Live Stream Schedule

Up for grabs Sunday inside Bercy Arena in Paris is not only the Olympic gold medal in women's basketball but an opportunity for the United States to continue its dominance internationally as they meet host country France in the finale.

Breanna Stewart and A'Ja Wilson have been potent, leading scorers for an American team that has cruised through the tournament.

France has ground out victories, including an overtime win in the semifinals against Belgium, and dropped a group stage game to potential bronze medalist Australia.

Can the home country do what no other has proven capable of since the 1992 semifinals and slay the mighty United States on the Olympic stage?

The answer awaits in the tournament final. Find out when and where you can watch it with this preview of the hotly anticipated showdown.

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Viewing Info

Date: Sunday, August 11

Time: 9:30 a.m. EST

TV: NBC

Streaming: Peacock and NBCOlympics.com

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Can France Realistically Slow Down the USA?

Les Bleus earned their way to the final on the strength of the play of Gabby Williams, Iliana Rupert, and Valeriane Ayayi.

That trio fuels scoring for the team but it is not the only resource on the French squad. The team has quality depth coming off the bench, as evidenced by its 29 points in the win against Belgium.

Fueled by their fellow countrypeople in the stands, and back in the final for the first time since 2012, the team can put an exclamation point on these Olympic Games by pulling off what might be the biggest upset of the entire two-week extravaganza and earning the final gold medal awarded.

If the United States is sloppy and mishandles the ball, the answer is a resounding, "yes!"

Les Bleus have made a habit of capitalizing on turnovers with 23.4 points off takeaways.

The team can grind and play physically, as evidenced against Belgium, a style that few have been able to bring against the Americans.

Even the most competitive teams, though, have ultimately been outmatched by the grit, determination, and skill of the US.

Any path to victory for France includes taking Wilson or Stewart out of the equation and forcing another player to beat them. The problem is that the Americans also have depth, with Brittney Griner, Chelsea Gray, Jewell Lloyd, Kelsey Plum, Sabrina Ionescu, and Jackie Young all capable of taking over a game and winning it for their team.

As gutsy as France's victory was Friday, and despite all of the support they will have in the stands Sunday from their fans, this is the Americans' game to win or lose and the latter has not happened since before the majority of the team was born.

Add to that the determination to win Diana Taurasi her sixth gold medal, making her the most decorated women's basketball Olympian of all time, and you have a team that is going to be extremely difficult to defeat.